This dissertation analyzes the importance of institutions for economic performance. The first
two chapters assess the importance of institutions empirically, while the last one provides a …

This paper provides empirical evidence in support of the view that quality of institutionsis an
important determinant of medium and long-term growth in OECD countries. Regarding the …

Using institutional indicators describing 122 countries, we conduct an exploratory study
highlighting which institutional characteristics differ across countries with different levels of …

The study of the impact of institutions on economic growth is now widely researched, and the
relationship between these two variables has shown to be positive. However, empirical …

The aim of this article is to take stock of the theoretical debate and empirical findings
concerning the impact of institutions on economic performance and the channels through …

The main goal of the paper is to investigate how the institutions influence on economic
growth and economic performance of the CEE countries, before and during the global …

We reviewed the empirical evidence for the effect of institutions on per capita GDP growth.
Although several of the literature suggested institutions are the primary cause of growth; …

This paper investigates the role of institutions in determining per capita income levels and
growth. It contributes to the empirical literature by using different variables as proxies for …

In this paper we argue the case for greater exploitation of synergies between research on
specific institutions based on micro-data and the big questions posed by the institutions and …

Both sides of the institutions and growth debate have resorted largely to microeconometric
techniques in testing hypotheses. In this paper, I build a panel structural vector …